"War
Witch" -- the searing, Oscar-nominated, French-language drama directed by Kim
Nguyen -- comes to New Orleans this week, with a weeklong engagement at the
Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center. It tops this week's listing of
upcoming off-the-beaten-path film events for New Orleans movie fans.

LIMITED RUNS

Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center1618 Oretha
Castle Haley Blvd., 504.827.5858. New this week: director Kim Nguyen's
Oscar-nominated French-language film "War Witch" (7:30 nightly, Friday
through Thursday, March 29 to April 4), about an adolescent girl in sub-Saharan
Africa who is kidnapped and forced to become a child soldier; and "May the
Road Rise to Meet You" (7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28), a selection of
films, music videos and documentaries reflecting street and folk cultures from
New Orleans and Ireland, presented by visiting filmmakers Moira Tierney and
Mary Sue Connolly. Holding over: director Mark Kitchell's eco-doc "A Fierce
Green Fire" (7:30 tonight, March 27; and 9:15 nightly Friday through
Sunday, March 29 to 31), narrated by Robert Redford, Ashley Judd, Meryl Streep
and others, and chronicling the growth of environmental activism. Concluding
its run: director Tim Sutton's drama "Pavilion" (6 tonight, March 27),
starring Max Schaffner, Zach Cali and Cody Hamric. Tickets are $8 ($7 for students and seniors; $6 for members and children
under 16). For details, including screening times, visit the Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center
website.

Prytania EasterPrytania
Theatre. The local neighborhood theater celebrates the arrival of Easter
with an event geared toward families. The Prytania Easter celebration
(9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 30) will start with Easter eggs, followed by holiday
crafts and a screening of "Here Comes Peter Cottontail."
Tickets are $5.75 and available at the
box office or through the Prytania Theatre
website.

'No Rest for the Wicked'Chalmette
Movies. The theater and the New Orleans Film Society conclude their limited
engagement of director Enrique Urbizu's Goya Award-winning Spanish-language
thriller "No Rest for the Wicked" (7:30 tonight, March 27), starring
Jose Coronado and based on the 2004 terrorist bombing in Madrid.
Tickets are $8.50 ($6.50 for Film Society
members, and free for Movie Mogul and Producer's Circle members). For more,
visit the New
Orleans Film Society website.

'A
Deeper Shade of Blue'Elmwood Palace, Perkins Rowe (Baton Rouge),
Cinemark 16 Gulfport. NCM Fathom Events, New World Distribution and
Hawaiian Airlines present a one-night engagement of director Jack McCoy's surfing
documentary "A Deeper Shade of Blue" (7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28). The
film will be preceded by footage of the red-carpet premiere in Hawaii, and it
will be followed by an on-screen panel discussion -- simulcast to participating
theaters -- featuring McCoy and other surfing enthusiasts, as well as a
screening of the video of Paul McCartney's soundtrack contribution, "Blue
Sway."
Tickets are $10.50-$12.50, depending on
the theater, and are available at the box offices of participating theaters and
online at the theater websites.

Canal Place Classic Movies SeriesThird floor of
The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St. The theater continues
its series of modern classics. This week: director Richard
Linklater's 1995 drama-romance "Before Sunrise" (7 p.m. Thursday, March
28; and Saturday, March 30), starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Next week:
director Sidney Lumet's 1976 drama "Network" (7 p.m. Thursday, April 4; and
Saturday, April 6), starring Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch and
Robert Duvall.
Tickets are $10 and are available at the Theatres at Canal Place website.

Prytania Theatre Midnite Movies Series 5339 Prytania
St., 891.2787. The theater continues
its weekly series of cult-classic film screenings. This week: director Norman
Jewison's Oscar-nominated 1973 adaptation of the musical "Jesus Christ,
Superstar" (midnight Friday and Saturday, March 29 and 30).
Tickets are $10 for adults, $9 for college students, and $8 for children and
seniors. For details, visit the Prytania
Theatre.

'We Have a Pope (Habemus Papum)'Chalmette
Movies. The theater concludes its limited Holy Week engagement of director
Nanni Moretti's 2011 Italian comedy "We Have a Pope (Habemus Papum)" (2
p.m. today, March 27), starring Michel Piccoli as a newly elected pope who,
filled with self-doubt, decides to take an unannounced sabbatical.
Tickets are $6.50 and available at the
box office.

FREE SCREENINGS

Musically Speaking screening seriesAntenna
Gallery, 3718 St. Claude Ave. The Charitable Film Network, Press Street and
WWOZ present a series of free, music-themed film screenings curated and hosted by
DJ Soul Sister. New this week: director Andrew Shapter's 2006 documentary
"Before the Music Dies" (7 p.m., Tuesday, April 2), about the
evolution -- and commercialization -- of American pop music.
For details, email
the Charitable Film Network or visit the Press Street website.

MISCELLANEOUS

Beyond Beasts:
The Art of Court 13 Contemporary Arts Center,
900 Camp St. The Oscar-nominated makers of the Louisiana-made
film "Beasts of the Southern Wild" present an art installation titled "Beyond
Beasts" and intended to pull back the curtain on their creative process,
including sculptures, "Beasts" artifacts, audio-visual presentations and more.
The installation will be in residence at the CAC through June 16.
Read more
on "Beyond Beasts." For details, visit the Contemporary
Arts Center website.